HRSA  Opioid Workforce Expansion Program (OWEP) Professionals
HRSA-19-085 
HRSA url  https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/Externa...
Grants.gov  https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=307938
deadline May 07, 2019  
Limited to one application per institution.

HRSA  Opioid Workforce Expansion Program (OWEP) Paraprofessionals 
HRSA-19-089
HRSA url https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/Externa...
Grants.gov   https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=307942
deadline May 07, 2019  
Limited to one application per institution.

HRSA solicitations generally limit the number of applications that may go forward in response to a specific solicitation.  Please email a one-page abstract about your proposal to cheryl-a-ridgeway@uiowa.edu  in the Office of the Vice President for Research with a cc to the Division of Sponsored Programs  dsp@uiowa.edu  as soon as possible, but at least 30 days in advance of the deadline.  If we receive multiple abstracts in response to a given solicitation, a review will be conducted to select the applicant to submit on behalf of the University of Iowa.  Application materials are due in DSP at least 5 business days prior to the deadline. Please refer this link on the UIowa Limited Submissions process  https://uiowa.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1759769

Eligible applicants include the following: State-licensed mental health nonprofit and for-profit organizations. These organizations must be able to carry out programs for pre-service or in-service training of paraprofessional child and adolescent mental health workers. These programs can include occupations such as peer support specialist, peer support counselor, community health worker, outreach worker, social services aide, substance abuse/addictions worker, youth worker, and promotor/a. For the purpose of this NOFO, these organizations may include academic institutions, including universities, community colleges and technical schools, which must be accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency, as specified by the US Department of Education. Tribal Organizations may apply for this these funds, if otherwise eligible. 

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Opioid Workforce Expansion Program (OWEP) Professionals program. The purpose of this program is to enhance community-based experiential training for students preparing to become behavioral health professionals with a focus on Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and other Substance Use Disorders (SUD) prevention, treatment, and recovery services. The program will provide funding for training behavioral health professionals in the provision of OUD and other SUD prevention, treatment, and recovery services in high need and high demand areas.3 The program also supports the development of behavioral health faculty skills and expertise in the prevention, treatment, and recovery of patients with OUD and other SUD. Award recipients will impact the quality and access to behavioral health and substance use services in high need and high demand areas by increasing the number of professionals and transforming integrated behavioral health and primary care teams to effectively prevent and treat OUD and other SUD in community-based practices.